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Many households and businesses in Hanoi have raced to equip escape ladders outside their high-rise buildings following a fatal apartment block inferno that killed 56 people in the capital earlier this month. These escape ladders come in all types and sizes, but most of them are made from metal. The owners of buildings with enough spaces have equipped them with spiral ladders, while vertical ladders have been installed outside some others. Some ladders have even encroached on sidewallk areas. The owner of an eight-floor apartment block on Thanh Binh Street in Ha Dong District, Hanoi has equipped the building with an escape ladder system costing over VND100 million (US$4,100). Photo : Hong Quang / Tuoi Tre Le Ha Khanh, residing on Minh Khai Street in Hai Ba Trung District, was in a divided mind while choosing an escape ladder for her six-floor apartment block. Vertical ladders are dangerous as people may fall while climbing down, Khanh said. Meanwhile, she … [Read more...] about Hanoi households, businesses rush to install escape ladders outside buildings

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – A Vietnam Pho Festival 2023 will be held in Keyaki Namiki, Tokyo, Japan from October 7-8 as part of activities to introduce and promote Vietnamese culinary culture to international friends. The information was announced by representatives of Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper, the Saigontourist Group, and the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City at a press conference on September 28 in the city. The event, which marks the seventh edition of the ‘Day of Pho’ (December 12), initiated and annually held by Tuoi Tre, is aimed at promoting Vietnamese cuisine, particularly Pho, a Vietnamese soup consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat – usually beef or chicken. It will feature many Pho brands across Vietnam namely Pho Dau, Pho Hai Thien, Pho Phu Gia, Pho 'S, Pho Sen SASCO, Pho Ta - Binh Tay Food, Pho Thin Bo Ho, along with Pho brands served at five-star hotels such as Majestic Saigon Hotel, Grand Saigon … [Read more...] about Vietnam Pho Festival 2023 to take place in Japan next month

Shooter Pham Quang Huy grabbed Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in the men’s 10-meter air pistol event on Thursday. Huy achieved an impressive score of 240.5 points in the final, securing the top position on the podium. Lee Wonho of South Korea took silver with 239.4 points, while Vladimir Svechnikov of Uzbekistan earned bronze with 219.9 points. The final started with two five-shot series, with a 250-second limit per series. After that, the contestants fired single shots, with a 50-second limit per shot. After every two shots, the lowest-ranked shooter was eliminated. Following the 12th shot and the 14th shot, the bottom two shooters were eliminated to take eighth and seventh place, respectively. The bronze medalist was determined by the 22nd shot, and the gold and silver medalists were decided by the final, 24th shot. Vietnamese shooter Pham Quang Huy competes in the men’s 10-meter air pistol event at the 19th Asian … [Read more...] about Shooter wins Vietnam’s first gold medal at Asian Games in China

In Vietnam, the import of wild-caught lobster larvae is under strict control because of short supply, yet the smuggling of this in-demand shellfish remains rampant on social media, posing immeasurable risks. Many raft owners in Cam Ranh City, Khanh Hoa Province find it difficult to import official lobster larva shipments, while some online sellers offer lobster larvae in great numbers and with plenty of pricing. When buying lobster larvae becomes a gamble Despite being aware of numerous risks in quality, many consumers still go for buying lobster larvae online. "Vendors vaguely claimed that these infant lobsters hailed either from Indonesia or the Philippines,” said Le Phuong Dung, a buyer in Cam Linh Ward, Cam Ranh City. The price per lobster larva peaked at VND60,000 (US$2.46) in July and August, while each cost about VND40,000 ($1.64) at the moment, said Dung. Besides purchasing from a regular contact, she usually orders lobster larvae online as this kind of trading … [Read more...] about Lobster larvae increasingly smuggled into Vietnam

The People’s Committee of Binh Duong Province in southern Vietnam and the Vietnam Railways on Wednesday debuted an international multimodal train transporting cargo from Song Than Station to China. The train with 19 carriages carried nearly 500 metric tons of tapioca starch. The train departed from Song Than Station the same day, and is set to arrive in Putian, Zhengzhou in China’s Henan on October 5. Attending the inauguration ceremony, Le Manh Ha, CEO at T&T Trade and Service Company, said that the demand for freight transport to China is high. Firms can now conduct export procedures at Song Than Station, instead of any border station. The launch of the international multimodal transport train services has smoothed the path for local importers, exporters, and logistic service providers. Dang Sy Manh, chairman of the Vietnam Railways, said that Song Than Station is capable of handling 1.6 million metric tons of cargo, mainly consumer goods, garments and textiles, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Binh Duong launches int’l multimodal freight train to China

Upstream floodwaters caused by heavy rains over the past couple of days took a heavy toll on a pig farm in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, with 1,108 pigs swept away as of 10:00 am on Thursday. The incident triggered estimated losses of over VND3 billion (US$123,259), Dong Van Thanh, who manages the pig farm under Nhu Xuan Agriculture Development Company, located in the province’s Nhu Xuan District, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on the same day. Le Tien Dat, head of the district’s agriculture and rural development sub-department, said the agency has worked with relevant bodies and the company to jointly cope with the aftermath of the incident. Floodwaters inundate a pig farm in Thanh Son Commune, Nhu Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam. Photo: Supplied Authorities and the farm operator called on local residents to return the missing pigs, with each weighing some 60 kilograms on average, to the farm if they discover any of them … [Read more...] about Over 1,100 pigs swept away by floodwaters in Vietnam